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Ari
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05 February 2012 at 12:20am | IP Logged

vonPeterhof wrote:

Ari wrote:

Like the unfortunate essay by Orson Welles where he admonishes writers against using the passive voice, and in the process uses it with a significantly higher frequency than in general usage.

Wasn't that George Orwell?

Haha, yeah, it totally was. I always mix those two up, for some reason.
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05 February 2012 at 1:44am | IP Logged

George Orwell wrote:

I am usually mistaken for that Mr. Or... Welles because when subject and object are compared in the passive voice, they are often mixed up, which is just another reason why it shouldn't be used.

Edit: some inappropriate passive voice uses were removed.

Edited by mrwarper on 05 February 2012 at 1:46am
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